Timeless human experiences or behaviors that I found in my reading of Oedipus the King is the fear of not being in control. I think this is a big one because multiple times does the story goes on about fate, it is deeply connected within it. Fear of not being in control, the fear of higher beings being in control of what happens and what is your destiny, your “fate”, I think this is the timeless human behavior that is being interpreted from this reading. The reading of Oedipus the King’s characters shows that everyone faces their fate regardless of what they attempt to do, worsening it if continued to try and cheat fate to attempt to change it or mold it to their liking. Even Oedipus’s fate is already predetermined by the God’s, higher beings in the reading to commit. Throughout the reading, however, Oedipus as well attempts to change his fate, but his stubborn nature pushes him more towards his downfall.
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Hello Daniel,
I completely agree with you. There are several supernatural forces people are mindful of to this day. They live by the rules associated with these forces, hoping to be rewarded and fearing punishment.
Hi Daniel Tapia I also agree that in the reading of Oedipus the King another timeless human experience or behavior is fear. The fear in the reading was him not knowing his fate. He was afraid that he couldnt control what life does for him. In the present time people struggle with that same fact. Imagine how angry you would be and scared you would be if you can’t change the outcome to your life. his fate was that he would kill his father and marry his mother. Crazy to think that even gods were saying that this was basically set in stone and you can’t change it, it would bring you down.